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Nigerian Military: 700 Abductees of Boko Haram Escape Captivity

Nigeria's military says more than 700 people abducted by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram have escaped captivity in the northeast of the country.

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2017: Energy crisis worsens; fatality toll declines: Trends affecting humanitarian needs in the occupied Palestinian territory

On December 28, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territory released a summary of data collected during 2017.

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DR Congo: UN chief calls for restraint amid reports security forces violently dispersed Kinshasa protests

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Secretary-General António Guterres.

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Nearly 386,000 children will be born worldwide on New Year’s Day, says UNICEF

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2018’s first baby – a girl – was born at 1.44 am on New Year’s Day in Suva,...

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